Molecular worlds, infinity

We have constructed so far many different molecules and molecular worlds, of chains, rings, cages, and mixed motifs. Yet, we did not even begin to scratch the surface of the molecular infinity to which our modular fragments lead. Any molecule forms a basis for new molecular worlds. This is demonstrated in Schemes 4.13 and 4.14, where we form new fragments from molecules we already constructed in this lecture and in previous ones. 

You can try to imagine how many molecules we can make just from the modular fragments discussed in this lecture. This process can be repeated for any molecule. We are talking about an infinity of infinite molecular worlds, made just from fragments that involve C and H atoms. As Bruno Schulz wrote ... 

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